听力题M: Hello?
W: hello, Debbi. This is Frank
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听力题Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard
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听力题There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an (36)_________result or product that can easily be (37)_________ and measured. The worker who gets a (38)_________, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language — all these are examples of people who have (39) _________results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to (40)_________, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or (41)_________along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the (42)_________and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they (43)_________new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, (44)_______________________________. Do we think we''re shy and indecisive? Do we think we''re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. (45)__________________________________? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feeling of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. (46)___________________________________. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
听力题 Dangerous occupations tend to be exciting and well paid. They often involve foreign travel or meeting famous and interesting people. Here is a look at someone who likes his dangerous occupation in spite of the danger, and at why he does it.
Gilbert Michael Pitts is a freelance cameraman. He does a lot of his work underwater. Michael has been diving since he was about nine years old. He says that he was on holiday with his parents and a friend had a snorkel. He tried it and "that was it—ever since I first put my head under water I''ve been fascinated by divining". Later on he went on a four month commercial diving course. His commercial diving career included underwater photography—still and video (to inspect oil rigs), underwater burning, planting explosives and connecting pipelines.
"I''m not frightened or apprehensive," he says, "because it''s a medium I''ve been working in for such a long time. It''s something that I love. I am frightened of certain things, but they certainly don''t include diving in water. I think it''s a matter of experience and just being at ease in that environment. "
Dangerous occupations tend to be exciting and well paid. They often involve foreign travel or meeting famous and interesting people. Here is a look at someone who likes his dangerous occupation in spite of the danger, and at why he does it.
Gilbert Michael Pitts is a freelance cameraman. He does a lot of his work underwater. Michael has been diving since he was about nine years old. He says that he was on holiday with his parents and a friend had a snorkel. He tried it and "that was it—ever since I first put my head under water I''ve been fascinated by divining". Later on he went on a four month commercial diving course. His commercial diving career included underwater photography—still and video (to inspect oil rigs), underwater burning, planting explosives and connecting pipelines.
"I''m not frightened or apprehensive," he says, "because it''s a medium I''ve been working in for such a long time. It''s something that I love. I am frightened of certain things, but they certainly don''t include diving in water. I think it''s a matter of experience and just being at ease in that environment. "
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听力题 What kind of car will we be driving by the year 2010? It may be rather different from the type we know today. With the next decade, bringing greater change than the past 50 years, the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car''s development.
The vision is that of a machine with 3 wheels instead of 4, electrically-powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself along intelligent roads, equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road, or stored in small quantities for travelling in the city. Instead of today''s seating arrangement, two in front, two or three behind, all facing forward, the 2010 car will have an interior with adults and children in a family circle.
This view of future car is based on a much more sophisticated road system. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer. All the drivers will have to do is to say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile.
What kind of car will we be driving by the year 2010? It may be rather different from the type we know today. With the next decade, bringing greater change than the past 50 years, the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car''s development.
The vision is that of a machine with 3 wheels instead of 4, electrically-powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself along intelligent roads, equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road, or stored in small quantities for travelling in the city. Instead of today''s seating arrangement, two in front, two or three behind, all facing forward, the 2010 car will have an interior with adults and children in a family circle.
This view of future car is based on a much more sophisticated road system. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer. All the drivers will have to do is to say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile.
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听力题Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
听力题I''m having problems living with Colin
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听力题Many people dislike walking into the bank
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听力题 A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn''t easy; marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes, the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and threw the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party.
Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one''s fantasies, some of one''s legitimate desires, have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. "While all marital partners feel shacked at times, it is they who really choose to make the martial ties into confining chains or supporting bonds, says Dr. Walter. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow them to stop growing or changing.
A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn''t easy; marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes, the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and threw the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party.
Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one''s fantasies, some of one''s legitimate desires, have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. "While all marital partners feel shacked at times, it is they who really choose to make the martial ties into confining chains or supporting bonds, says Dr. Walter. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow them to stop growing or changing.
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听力题Doctor: Please come in
听力题W: Please sit down. Let''s see, you''re Mr. Walsh
听力题M: How are your new neighbors, Nancy